SSH_Config problem

From: ShadowEyez (shadoweyez_at_hotpop.com)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:53:25 GMT

RH 8.0, kernel 2.4.18-14, OpenSsh 3.6.2 complied from binary
Playing around with OpenSsh, trying to connect to Sonic, a local ISP (the
shell.sonic.net server). I can connect normally with the command $ ssh -l
<username> shell.sonic.net and it works, but when I try to modify the
/etc/ssh/ssh_config (host config file for ssh) the file does not seem to
take effect. For instance, I tried a new Host declaration to
shell.sonic.net, with the User (username) so that I do not have to type the
user name in every time, but it did not work. Even putting this User under
the general Host * did not work; after typing the command $ ssh
shell.sonic.net it prompted me for root@shell.sonic.net's password rather
than my user name password. I know the Sonic ISPdoesn't accept SSHv2
connections (why not... another topic) and I am using SSHv1 but has anyone
messed around with the /etc/ssh_config file to any degree of success,
especially with the User property?

TIA
ShadowEyez
shadoweyez@hotpop.com

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